Asia-Pacific forestry information

2014

03.21

FAO Forest Survey Highlights High Deforestation Rates in Africa

21 March 2014, IISD news -The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released a new forest data set based on a global remote sensing survey, which shows that global forests continue to decline, with the greatest rates of deforestation occurring in Africa and South America. Overall, the data indicates that as of...

2014

03.21

Central Africa Countries Develop New Strategy for Sustainable

21 March 2014, IISD news - The main conclusions of the second meeting of the Sub Working Group on Protected Areas and Wildlife in Central Africa (SGTAPFS), as reported by the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP), include the development of a strategy for sustainable wildlife management, which integrates the Forest and Wildlife...

2014

03.24

ICRAF Notes Outcomes of First International Conference on Agroforestry

24 March 2014, IISD news - The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has announced the outcomes of the first International Agroforestry Conference, which was convened on the theme, Agroforestry: Greening and feeding the nations in the 21st century. The Conference, held from 19-21 March 2014, in Bohol, Philippines, considered the...

2014

03.21

The power of connections: India to establish Asia's largest protected

21 March 2014, Mongabay news - India has stepped up forest conservation efforts in recent years, with a major project underway to establish a large swath of uninterrupted habitat through the designation of additional protected areas and expanding those already under protection. If realized, these areas would converge to become...

2014

03.12

CIFOR Identifies Research Needs for Tropical Dry Forests

12 March 2014, IISD news - The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has released a discussion paper, titled Tropical Dry Forests - The state of global knowledge and recommendations for future research, which presents recommendations for further research on tropical dry forests based on CIFORs strategic goals.The...

2014

03.12

FAO Conference Calls for Restoration in Asia and the Pacific

12 March 2014, IISD news - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has reported from the 32nd FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific, which is calling for urgent action to address deforestation and land degradation in order to avoid significant negative impacts on livelihoods and food and nutrition...

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